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Arrest made in fatal stabbing of Nashua woman, New Hampshire Attorney General's Office says

Arrest made in fatal stabbing of Nashua woman, New Hampshire Attorney General's Office says
FOR US IN NASHVILLE WITH THE DETAILS. HANNAH. GRACE POLICE ARRESTED RAMIREZ EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. HE’S SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED SOMETIME ON MONDAY. POLICE RESPONDING TO A MULTI-UNIT COMPLEX IN NASHUA FRIDAY EVENING FOUND 34 YEAR OLD JULIE GRATIAN STABBED TO DEATH. INSIDE PEOPLE CLOSE TO GRATIAN TELL US SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NASHUA AND LOVED CATS AND MUSIC. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS RAMIREZ IS ALSO FROM NASHUA AND IT APPEARS THE TWO KNEW EACH OTHER. BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL WORKING TO FIGURE OUT THE EXTENT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP. THEY’RE ALSO STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO HER DEATH. STILL EARLY ON IN THE INVESTIGATION, WE THINK WE HAVE GOOD IDEA, BUT WE’RE STILL TRYING TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE AND TRYING TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION. AND AGAIN, RAMIREZ IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT TOMORROW MORNING OR SOMETIME LA
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Arrest made in fatal stabbing of Nashua woman, New Hampshire Attorney General's Office says
An arrest was made in the homicide of a 34-year-old Nashua woman on Friday, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office. Officials said Miguel Ramirez, 30, of Nashua, was arrested and is facing a second-degree murder charge for allegedly stabbing and killing Julie Graichen, of Nashua. Nashua police found Graichen's body in a multiunit apartment on Kinsley Street around 5:20 p.m. Friday.People close to Graichen tell New 9 she was born and raised in Nashua and loved cats and music. The attorney general's office said it appears Ramirez and Graichen knew each other, but investigators are still working to figure out the extent of their relationship.They are also still investigating what led up to Graichen's death."It's still early on in the investigation," said Peter Hinkley, New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General. "We think we have a good idea but we're still trying to develop evidence and try to speak to people who may have some more information."Ramirez is expected to be arraigned in court on Monday.

An arrest was made in the homicide of a 34-year-old Nashua woman on Friday, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.

Officials said Miguel Ramirez, 30, of Nashua, was arrested and is facing a second-degree murder charge for allegedly stabbing and killing Julie Graichen, of Nashua.

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Nashua police found Graichen's body in a multiunit apartment on Kinsley Street around 5:20 p.m. Friday.

People close to Graichen tell New 9 she was born and raised in Nashua and loved cats and music.

The attorney general's office said it appears Ramirez and Graichen knew each other, but investigators are still working to figure out the extent of their relationship.

They are also still investigating what led up to Graichen's death.

"It's still early on in the investigation," said Peter Hinkley, New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General. "We think we have a good idea but we're still trying to develop evidence and try to speak to people who may have some more information."

Ramirez is expected to be arraigned in court on Monday.